“Fun Fact: Tears make ramen saltier”

Human tears have salt in them. Many cooking recipes require salt.
 
“the salt from tears in your food will just add flavor” was posted on X/Twitter by Foster The People on February 24, 2020. “fun fact: tears make ramen saltier ... yum 🍜”—many people eat ramen when they can’t afford anything else—was posted on X/Twitter by neon princess💫💚 on September 25, 2020. “Life hack: you don’t need salt if you just cry into your dinner” was posted on X/Twitter by “L” on December 25, 2024. “you can add tears while cooking if you don’t have salt” was posted on X/Twitter by Sabrina on March 9, 2025.
 
 
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Denny’s
@DennysDiner
if you’re heartbroken & crying, try not to get your tears on your french fries for they will become too salty, which is even sadder :(
2:03 PM · Jul 20, 2015
 
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mamastruggle
@mamastruggle
The secret is using tears instead of salt.
7:24 PM · Nov 26, 2019
 
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Foster The People
@fosterthepeople
the salt from tears in your food will just add flavor https://x.com/trynyrluck/sta/trynyrluck/status/1232058664778895361
4:45 PM · Feb 24, 2020
 
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neon princess💫💚
@ColleteDavis
fun fact: tears make ramen saltier ... yum 🍜
2:53 PM · Sep 25, 2020
 
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Kyle 🌱
@KylePlantEmoji
Cooking for one is always tricky because no matter how much math you do with the recipes, it’s hard to predict how much extra salt your tears are gonna bring to the dish
3:49 PM · Apr 30, 2022
 
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L
@Ann_Hedonia1
Life hack: you don’t need salt if you just cry into your dinner
7:58 PM · Dec 5, 2024
 
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Sabrina
@neu_rot_ic
you can add tears while cooking if you don’t have salt
8:25 AM · Mar 9, 2025
 
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DJB
@Skinwalker5110
You don’t need salt, you can add tears while cooking.
9:35 AM · Oct 5, 2025
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All You Can Eat
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 AM ·
You can add tears while cooking if you don’t have salt.